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Can you embed dashboard widgets onto the desktop (in a similar way to Yahoo Widgets on Windows?) I appreciate the design behind the way the dashboard works on OSX but there a couple that would be useful is they were embedded into the desktop.

Can you embed dashboard widgets onto the desktop (in a similar way to Yahoo Widgets on Windows?) I appreciate the design behind the way the dashboard works on OSX but there a couple that would be useful is they were embedded into the desktop.

Thanks.

Open up a terminal session via Applications > Utilities > Terminal and enter in the following line:

Code:

defaults write com.apple.dashboard devmode YES

Restart Dashboard. The easiest way is to log out then back in. Press F12 to activate and load the dashboard.

Once the dashboard has loaded, click and hold on the widget you wish to move to the desktop. While holding the mouse button down, move the widget around and then press F12 again.

You should still be holding the mouse button down and now you can move the widget where you like on the desktop. The widget will always remain on top of other applications.

To get that widget back on the dashboard, you can do this backwards. Click and hold the widget while dragging it around and then press F12.

Just hold f12 while clicking and holding a widget. While holding both let got of f12 and hold the widget. Once the dashboard is gone let go of the widget and voila. Do the same thing to put it back in the dashboard.

Can you embed dashboard widgets onto the desktop (in a similar way to Yahoo Widgets on Windows?) I appreciate the design behind the way the dashboard works on OSX but there a couple that would be useful is they were embedded into the desktop.

Thanks.

Yahoo Widget Engine (formerly Konfabulator) is available for the Mac as well.

i too use the yahoo widgets on my mac and work PC and my laptop. they too can get memory hungry so i'd advise not setting up too many at one time. i run three now, a fourth when i am watching someting on ebay.

From a G4 400MHz to an Intel Mac Mini to iMac Core Duo to a Macbook Pro 2.6GHz.............gotta love Apple!

go to www.versiontracker.com or www.macupdate.com and search amnesty singles.. its $10 and it will allow you to make widgets into small programs.. so you just drag the widget file into the amnesty window and it creates a stand alone widget which will allow you to keep it open on your desktop.. It works great and its what I use..